Synopsis
In an industrial city in China, a young dancer named Qiao falls in love with a mobster named Bin. When a fight breaks out between rival gangs, Qiao uses a gun to protect Bin and is sent to prison for five years.
Scores
Overall Score
73.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.8%
Review Aggregate
81.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 99% of 159 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, emotional, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
romanticemotionalgrittycharacter-drivenvisually strikingnoirstylizedpoliticalrealisticfunny
Cast
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score99.0
RT critic review count159
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes11,332
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2019 | $422,814 | $518,720 |
| International | 2019 | $11,399,063 | $13,984,693 |
| Worldwide | 2019 | $11,821,877 | $14,503,413 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2019 | $4,771,032 | $5,853,237 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2019 | $2,634,000 | $3,231,466 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2019 | $3,146,000 | $3,859,602 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2019 | $1,192,000 | $1,462,379 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2019 | $3,429,000 | $4,206,794 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2019 | $177,582 | $217,862 |
| Total Revenues | 2019 | $15,349,614 | $18,831,341 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2019 | $1,167,000 (est) | $1,431,709 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2019 | $1,405,000 (est) | $1,723,694 (est) |
| Participations | 2019 | $614,000 | $753,273 |
| Residuals ? | 2019 | $513,000 | $629,363 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2019 | $233,400 | $286,342 |
| Total Expenses | 2019 | $3,932,400 | $4,824,380 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2019 | $11,417,214 | $14,006,962 |
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